It took Caishen quite a while to compose the right response. In truth, he was conflicted about her emotional attachment to her father. If he had been treated in such a manner by his father, if he were in her shoes, he would have cut ties a very long time ago.
It was better for one to live alone that to live with vultures. All that he had read and witnessed for himself regarding the Lin family did not speak to a healthy mindset for anyone that lived there.
On the other hand, how could he judge her for wanting to be loved by her father. It was a natural instinct to seek the love of one's parents.
His grandparents were another example of blind love for family. They had rushed to accept his father and all the excess baggage that he had come with.
Alix in the mean time came to the conclusion that his silence meant that he indeed thought she was stupid.
"I will go and take a bath. Forget what I just said. It's stupid indeed."
